County Hoop Classic Opens Friday Night
Decatur and Union Hill, both undefeated in county play, clash at the Decatur junior high gym to start the season's pivotal stretch. Robert Long, Auburn wrestler and track member, tops the 155-pound class and recently defeated Vanderbilt, while Cobb of Athens leads scoring for the Golden Eagles as Moulton and Athens split recent results.
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Happy
The Daily _ The cage
Hese
Decatur
Union Hill
Decatur Junior High
Union Hil
Robert Long
W. H. Long
Auburn
Robert
Vanderbilt
API
Moulton
Red Devils
Athens Golden Eagles
Cobb
James Cobb
Athens
Golden Eagles
Eagles
Fae
Ryan
Eva
Moulton Heightin
Decaturamt
Daily
Florence cagers roll as SFA leads region hopes grow
The Coffee high cagers of Florence stay undefeated led by coach Hayden Riley as Leighton stops Speake. Florence eyes the first TWC cage title and state tourney run while Morgan County honors two players with Decatur Daily trophies on Feb 18.
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Coffee High
Florence
Jackets
Leighton
Speake
Hayden Riley
Crimson Tide
Lanier
Morgan County
Decatur Daily
Daily
Monk Allen Sparks Florence State Past St Bernard
Monk Allen of Florence State contributed 13 points in under 15 minutes to help the Lions defeat St Bernard 58 52. The former Austinville standout helped secure the win with sharp scoring in limited action.
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Monk Allen
Austinville
Florence State
St.Bernard
Monk
Lions
Not Our Joe Brewer In FSTC Box Scores
Readers note a misidentification in the FSTC box scores where Joel Brewer is listed as Joe Brewer. The writer clarifies the subject is Joel Brewer, not related to Degatur's Joe, and confirms no connection to former Red Raider or Lions star.
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Joe Brewer
J. Brewer
Red Raider
The
Lions
Joe
Joel Brewer
Degatur
Valley QBs Have Party
The Tri Cities and Huntsville quarterback clubs held their annual parties with Wally Butts, Georgia head coach, as guest speaker. The note laments Decatur lacking a QB club while others in similar cities enjoyed the events.
Garrison's Rises as City League Contender
Garrison's basketball team in the City League climbs in standings with wins over undefeated Hartselle and Wolver ine, establishing itself as a strong contender for the loop championship.
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Garrison’s
Garrison
Garrison's
Hartselle
Wolverine
Brett Butane Rises to Fourth in City League Standings
Brett Butane moved into fourth place after three wins over Blackwell Motors on Wednesday night in the City League. Evans Metals fell 21 to Decatur Transit, while Baggett managed only one win, as the Independents extended their eleven game lead. Kantola scored 19 for the night and J C Ray had 540.
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Brett Butane
Blackwell Motors
Evans Metals
Decatur Transit
Bagget
Independents
VY. Kantola
J.C. Ray
Yellow ' Tuck
McSwain
Belrs
Young Lee
Carmel
Rogers
Martin Oo Hughes
Lee
Crites
Spot
Meyer
Marshall
Kingsmore Daepves
Hogan
Evans Metals Green Sot
Keyes
Ll Ray
PW Sale
Andrews Kingsmore
Evans
Easter
Geloneck Baggett Transportation Wilson
Kantola
Tuck
Red Holds Lead in Rainbow League Standings
Red remains in first by one point in the Rainbow League as Aqua gains three points to narrow the gap. Yellow takes four from Carmel. Blue earns three from Green to tie for fourth. Red's high single 588 and Blue's high team 1542 headline a night that saw Jean MacGregor roll 182 and Lois Meyer 436 series.
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Aqua
Carmel
Jean MacGregor
Lois Meyer
Freeman brothers lead Decatur in 45-23 win over Austinville
Bob Freeman poured in 17 points and Roy Freeman added 10 as Decatur beat arch rival Austinville 45-23 at the junior high gym. Marvin Taylor scored 9, Wayne Ridgeway 8, and Crim contributed on rebounds and late free throws as Decatur retained county bragging rights and set up a three game road stretch this week.
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Hap Halbrooks
Raiders
Austinville
Bob Freeman
Brother Roy
Marvin Taylor
Wayne Ridgeway
Crim
J. B. Austin
Ralph Sharp
Tyamte
Ajulmiaa Law
Charley Horton
Billy Lovin
Lovin
Roy Freeman
Taylor
Ridgeway
Austin
Looney
Sharp
Decatur
Bob’ Freeman
Smith
Bob
Ridgebe
Bob Freen
Roy
Candler
Trinity Tueseday
Cullman
Union Hill
SRS
Smith Fis
Russell
Walton
vHagenessee
F Taylor
Enwe Ayoock
Levin
B. Freeman
R. Freeman
Clem
D. Es
Herb McElroy
Grady Teague
Aboove
Red Raiders
Freeman
Sam Hobbs
Decatur Juniors Rout Austinville 47 to 25 in Junior game
Joe Burns and Bobby Smith led Decatur with 16 and 15 points as the Decatur Juniors crushed Austinville 47 25 at the junior high gym. Hoyt Powell added 10, with Weaver 4 and Kennedy 2, while Allen and Woodall led the losers with 10 and 13. Decatur faces Trinity and Union Hill next.
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Joe Burns
Bobby Smith
Decatur
Hoyt Powell
Bill Weaver
Ray Kennedy
Tommy Allen
Monk Woodall
Austinville
Raiders
Smithmen
Woodall
Burns
Powell
Hall
Allen
Smith
Weaver
Haley
Patterson
Bobby
Trinity
Union Hill
White Way
Sellers
Hessence
Lewis
Guess
Nebrig
Barron
Babis
Turner
Tom Les Garrison
Geary
Watkins
Boswell
Poprioriger
Todd
Xaco A
Hogan
Nunley
Casey Electric
Lawrence
Moore
Easter
Kurkins
F Wilson
Kingsmore
Lawrence Ateeene
Latham
Braswell
Grapette Aren
Aonee
Hale
Russell
Bell
Wright
Tuck
Wiley
Jeunes Saath —Rrs
Seceres
Fcas
Kennedy
Peeee
Roberts
Mizell
H. Powell
Hendon
Blankenship
Kimbrelleen
Herb McEvoy
Grady Teague
White Way Maintains Narrow Lead In Classic League
White Way barely stays atop the Classic league after a strong Thursday night. Pepsi Cola wins three of four tilts while Garrison's and Texaco trade close battles, with Garrison's taking three. Donaldson's and Hogan's Service split four games. Sonny Todd of Garrison's rolls 204 high game and 564 high series as Garrison's earns team honors with 869 game and 2463 series.
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White Way
Thurdsay
Pepsi Cola
Garrison's
Texaco
Donaldson's
Hogan’s
Sonny Todd
McNelly Closes Gap On Goodyear In Weaker Showdown
McNelly edged within one game of first place in the Ladies League after taking three from league leader Goodyear on Tuesday. Grapette and Cooper Wells split, Garrison’s dropped three to Casey's Electric, while L Caudill of Goodyear posted a 192 high game and B Sullivan led NeNelly with a 445 series. Garrison's had a 718 team total and Casey Electric 2046 in team series. Rio De Janeiro note appears as River of January.
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McNelly’s
Goodyear
Grapette
Cooper Wells
Garrison‘’s
Casey's Electric
L. Caudill
B. Sullivan
NeNelly
Garrison's
Casey Electric
Willett to Head NCAA in 1950
Hugh C. Willett of Southern California was elected president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for 1950, succeeding Dr. Karl Leib of Iowa. Kenneth L. Wilson was chosen secretary-treasurer, with a vice-president from each of the eight districts. Districts named include Lloyd P. Jordan of Amherst and Dean Carl Schott.
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New York
Hugh C. Willett
Southern California
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Karl Leib
Iowa
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
NCAA
Lloyd. P. Jordan
Amherst
Dean Carl Schott
College delegates listed by district and state
Penn State District 3 H C Curly Byrd Maryland District 4 Lloyd C Emmons Michigan State District 6 Geyke Small Tulsa University District 6 E W Williams Texas A M District 7 Dr King Henricks Utah State District 8 Dick Everest University of Washington
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Penn State
H. C
Curly
Byrd
Maryland
Lloyd . C. . Emmons
Michigan State
Decatur Again Sites County Tourney With Tight Sked
Decatur will host the county high school tournament starting Monday February 1 and running through Saturday night. The event returns to a familiar setup with all sessions at night except Friday and Saturday afternoons.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Hartselle
Nats
Herb McHirey
Clarence Petty
Ooty Ogle
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Ogle
Shorty Ogle
Mann and
Webb
Cage
Hanceville
St. Bernard
Alvis Briscoe
Cecil Turner
Priceville
Danville
Floyd Briscoe
Red
Red Mascoes
Baggett
E. Wojack
B.sellers
L Barron
G. Lee
L. Nebrig
M. Harkins
M. Hughes
Bob Smith
Big Guns
Charlie Smith
Pepsi Gala Ceecces Receniesnes
Galtison’s
Texaco Aanewener
Hogan Service Etweenre
Rio de Janeiro
McNelly
Grapette Ee
Garrison's Ase Cee
Eee Eee
Wag Goodyear
Hernon
Markham
Ledbetter
Markhard
Caudill
McNelly's
Sullivan
Stayberry
Compton
Whitt
Gulliy
Willett
Ade
Artselle
Cotaco
Parkville
Flint
Union
Cotate
Falkville
Hartsélie
Hill
Plainview
Ohana
William Jones
Suffolk
George Rogers
Mount, Holly, N. J
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Tennessee Rabbit Growers Association
Tennessee Valley Rabbit Growers Association
Blackwell Feed Store
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